Where does “kweki” come from?

kweki (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch kweken, from Middle English queken, from Middle English quack.

kweki (Sranan Tongo): To breed; To raise

Definitions

  1. To breed; To raise

Ancestry of “kweki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkwekento breed animals
2Middle Englishquekento croak like a frog; make a noise like a duck,...
3Middle Englishquack—
Every word from Middle English quack →Every word from Middle English queken →Every word from Dutch kweken →